EA team up with Liverpool FC on FIFA 20EA have signed a partnership deal with this year's Champions League winner Liverpool FC for the next instalment in their football simulation series, FIFA 20. According to the deal, the two will work together on club-specific content.JULY 16
Parents blame EA for minors' spendingEA have come under fire in the UK following BBC's report on minors spending insane amounts of money and even emptying their parents' accounts on FIFA 19 and NBA Live 19 loot boxes. Did we say loot boxes? We meant surprise mechanics.JULY 16
Fortnite revenue up, PUBG sales greatSuperData analyst firm published their report on the worldwide digital games market in May 2019, and they found that Fortnite's recent slump is recovering on the back of Season 9, while PUBG keeps raking in dough away from the spotlight.JUNE 21
Sonic Twitter mocks EA's loot box claimEA recently claimed that they don't sell loot boxes in their games, instead, they choose to call them surprise mechanics, similar to those found in Kinder Surprise. Sonic Twitter found this claim hilarious and decided to mock the publisher.Semir OmerovicJUNE 20
FIFA 19 still top on UK retail chartsThanks to Sony's Days of Play mega sale on PlayStation Store, FIFA 19 and Days Gone have remained on first and second place on UK retail sales charts respectively. The highest placing non-PS title is Microsoft's racer Forza Horizon 4.Semir OmerovicJUNE 17
FIFA 19 is back in first place in UKSony's Days of Play promotion has worked wonders for the company's catalogue last week, with almost half the chart reserved for PlayStation 4 titles. However, the promotion also helped EA and FIFA 19, with the latter taking first place.JUNE 10
EA go into detail on FIFA 20 changesEA latest post has to do with the future of FIFA, as their Gameplay Beyond FIFA 19 goes into the changes you can expect in the next instalment - FIFA 20. EA will be tweaking AI defending, 1v1 shooting, time finishing, chained moves, etc.MAY 31
EA accused of false advertising on FIFA 19EA have found themselves in yet another false advertising controversy, this time regarding FIFA 19 content that was readily advertised to Switch owners but never delivered. EA's solution? Genius - simply remove it from the advertisements.MAY 24
EA remove Ronaldo from FIFA 19 coverThere's been much talk about whether the court case of Christiano Ronaldo will affect his standing with EA, what with the man gracing the cover of FIFA 19, and the company finally decided to make the cut and posted the new cover online.FEBRUARY 11
EA Sports mobile F2P titles rake in $1BEA's mobile sports line-up has raked in over $1 billion for the publishing hydra to date, according to an analysis by Sensor Tower. Games from the NFL Madden free-to-play line-up account for a majority of microtransaction revenue.JANUARY 30
EA no longer sells FUT points in BelgiumBelgium's government has finally managed to weed out EA's FIFA Ultimate Team point sales in the country. EA announced they are no longer going to sell the gambling-connected currency after a prolonged discussion with the government.JANUARY 29
FIFA 19 patch nerfs timed finesse shotsEA Sports have addressed the issue where timed finesse shots would too often result in goals whether players nail the timing or not. The patch also reduces the maximum size of timed finishing window and nerfs yellow timing effectiveness.Semir OmerovicJANUARY 22